Mike and I have a "merged" family plus one. Rufus is my cat from a previous marriage. Rufus is no longer with our family as he passed on June 6th, 2001. You can see the site I have dedicated to him here DedicatedtoRufus. Wraith and Tagge also known as General Tagge are Mike's from a previous marriage. Boo-Boo is the only girl and she came to us through a woman with home I used to work. She brought her to work and it was instant love on my part, but then I had to call Mike long distance and convince him that we couldnt live without her!! She is the only baby girl in the house and rules the boys like the queen she thinks she is!! Since I lost Rufus we have since acquired another kitty. I didnt really think I was ready as I had Rufus for so many years, but at the time I was fostering some kittens and one kitten a black and white furball named Spike became espcially close to me. Mike and I decided to keep him and keep our little family to four! Below are some pictures of our babies and a little bit of kitty history on each!!! Enjoy!!!
This is Rufus he was the oldest of the bunch. He passed on June 6, 2001. He was my companion for 18 years and he lived a full and long life. Mike and I already miss him terribly. He passed on at home in our arms and we both know that he is now in a better place. We love and miss you Rufus but know you are waiting for us so that we may cross the Rainbow Bridge together!!!
The next one in our little family is Tagge also known as General Tagge! He is our neurotic one often hiding when company visits or when the kids are at the house. His favorite place to hide (much to my dismay) is at the top of our closet..how does he get there you ask..he uses my clothes as a climbing post knocking them all over the floor so I have to rehang them when I get home!! But if he cant get into the closet you can always find him as a lump under the comforter of our bed. He is about 5 years old and Mike adopted him from a animal shelter. Mike tells me that when he saw Tagge it was love at first site for the both of them!! Tagge could fit into the palm of his hand. He is a little lover once he gets to know you waking you up in the morning with kisses and if you are lucky he will try to bite your snoodle (nose)!!
This is Boo-Boo's favorite playmate Wraith!! He is about 3 years old and a lover all the way around!! He is all black so when him and Boo-Boo do what we affectionately call Mortal Kitty Combat they look as if two salt and pepper shakers are fighting!!! He is all black and looks like a breed called Bombay. He has all the right features! Mike found him when he lived in Tracy, CA. He was a apartment cat that was just running free around the apartment complex. He adopted Mike by running into his apartment and making himself at home on Mikes bed. He has been a indoor cat ever since! Mike used to let him out on the patio until the time that Mike came home and found that he had fallen off the ledge, now he is only allowed on the patio with parental supervision!!! Mike loves to drape him over his shoulder and Wraith just lays there..I try to convince Mike that he hates that but Mike seems to think that he loves it!! He loves to eat french fries and tator tots..not what you are thinking..french fries are fingers and tator tots are toes!!! He is a little lover and always greets us at the door when we get home!!
This is Boo-Boo. She used to be the baby of the bunch but now she is the only girl in the house!! A lady I used to work with brought her and her brothers into work and her being the only girl I had to hold her, well that was the end of it, I then got on the phone with Mike and convinced him long distance that we couldn't live without her and that she needed to come home with me!! At the time I was living in a house with two other roommates and took her with me to Tracy (where Mike used to live) whenever I stayed there with him. That is how she meet Wraith and they became fast friends. She is quite a character and loves to sit on Mikes shoulders and lick his head!! Actually if anyone's hair is short enough she will lick their head also. She isnt too picky! She is really friendly and loves to surprise people by jumping on their shoulders! She greets everyone that way, the maintenance man, the cable man..she doesnt care as long as she can ride around on their shoulders and lick their head she is a happy girl. Since she is the only girl, we call her the princess of the house!!
Spike, the newest member of our household. Spike came to us through my fostering with Happy Tails. I had just recieved a litter of five kittens that I was getting ready to put up for adoption. That was about the same time that Rufus had passed on and Mike suggested I go to the kittens room (which was also my son's room) and get some comfort from them. I went and laid down on the floor and they all came over to me, but Spike he did something special by putting his little head into my neck and purring very loudly. Spike went out for adoption a few times, but was never adopted. Mike would always comment on how much he loves me (much to Mike's dismay because Spike never cuddled up to Mike like he does me) and suggested one day since Rufus had passed on that we keep him! Spike always sleeps with me, curled up in my neck purring sometimes so loudly I would have to move him so I can get to sleep. Wraith and Tagge both love him and Spike loves to sleep with them and get cleaned. Occasinaly Boo-Boo will clean Spike, but Spike likes to terroize Boo-Boo so she doesnt hang around him that much. He has a really long tail, so we call him MonkeyBoy and Mike sometimes calls him BabyBoy. Im so glad he came into my life. I dont think I have ever seen a cat that loves a human more than Spike loves me!!
Well that's a little bit of history on all of our babies!!! We love them all very, very much and each one in their own way brings us laughter and love every day!!!! I hope you have enjoyed reading about our little family!!
*hugs*
Karry & Mike